Mississippi Today
Legislation to increase access to nurse midwives died in committee. Now, Mississippi faces a federal lawsuit
Mississippi is one of 15 states that received a federal grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last year to reduce costs and improve outcomes around maternal health. One pillar of…
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This summer’s ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf will be larger than average, but task force claims progress is being made
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects the oxygen-depleted zone in the Gulf of Mexico to be about the size of the state of New Jersey.
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Mississippi Today welcomes investigative fellows and video intern
Mississippi Today is pleased to welcome one intern and two investigative reporting fellows for the summer.
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Tameshia Shelton is freed from prison after 11 years. Court said DA failed to prove guilt 'beyond a reasonable doubt' in murder case
Tameshia Shelton’s lawyers are asking Circuit Judge James T. Kitchens to dismiss the indictment. If he grants the request, her case would mark the seventh exoneration in the same judicial district — a state record.
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Judge orders state Medicaid officials to pay Greenwood Leflore Hospital to prevent imminent closure
The Delta hospital had argued that missing a payment would force it to close this week and jeopardize a proposed agreement for the University of Mississippi Medical Center to take over its operations.
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Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens pleads guilty to conspiracy
Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens pleaded guilty Monday to a federal conspiracy charge, two weeks before he was set to go on trial in a case stemming from an FBI operation aimed at exposing public corruption in Mississippi’s capital city. He will resign as of Wednesday.